Webcampak user guide

F. Gerthoffert

contact@webcampak.com

Version en Francais / Document in French: http://www.webcampak.com/fr/doc/

Mai 2012


Table of Contents

1. Overview
1. Audience
2. What is Webcampak ?
2.1. Communication
2.2. Picture quality
2.3. Webcampak versions
2.4. Where to procure Webcampak ?
3. Features
3.1. Features list
3.2. New features
4. Sources
5. Files
5.1. Redundancy
5.2. Automated deletion
5.3. File structure
2. Installation
1. Ubuntu Server installation
1.1. Detailed Ubuntu Server (12.04) installation
2. Webcampak installation
2.1. Webcampak detailed installation
3. First steps
4. Viewer panel
1. Interface overview
1.1. Display last picture
1.2. Display all sources
1.3. Browse within pictures
1.4. Browse within videos
1.5. Manage viewer panel
5. Administration Panel
1. Dashboard
2. System settings
2.1. System
2.2. FTP Servers
2.3. Connected Devices
2.4. Reboot
2.5. System Logs
2.6. Reset
3. Sources configuration
3.1. Capture
3.2. Photos
3.3. Videos
3.4. Custom Videos
3.5. Port-Prod. Videos.
3.6. Logs
3.7. Advanced
3.8. Manage Pictures
3.9. Manage Videos
3.10. Browse Pictures
6. Examples
1. Create a mask with The Gimp
1.1. Download and open a Webcampak picture

List of Figures

4.1. Webcampak first login screen
4.2. Viewer panel overview
4.3. Display the last picture of the current source
4.4. Display all pictures as thumbnails
4.5. Display pictures captured on the 8th of May 2012
4.6. Zoom inside a picture
4.7. Display capture times
4.8. Pictures displayed on the center
4.9. Display videos created by Webcampak
4.10. Manage groups and pages
4.11. Manage users
4.12. Manage sources
4.13. Manage administration panel permissions
5.1. Admin panel dashboard
5.2. System menu
5.3. Activate remote support
5.4. Global FTP account
5.5. Multi-cameras configuration
5.6. Activate Phidget board
5.7. Activate stats
5.8. System information
5.9. FTP servers configuration
5.10. Connected USB cameras
5.11. USB devices
5.12. Connected USB webcams
5.13. Connected USB webcams (advanced)
5.14. Request system reboot
5.15. Reset System
5.16. Configuration menu of source 1
5.17. Source configuration
5.18. Capture calendar
5.19. Configuration of "Compact or DSLR USB Camera"
5.20. USB webcam configuration
5.21. Configuration of an IP camera or Webcampak source
5.22. URL configuration for the capture
5.23. Configuration of Phidget sensors
5.24. Crop the picture
5.25. Add a watermark
5.26. Insert text
5.27. Static pictures configuration
5.28. Archives
5.29. Send pictures via FTP
5.30. Daily video
5.31. Advanced settings
5.32. Example 1: source picture and 1080p area, cropping 1920:1080:0:0
5.33. Example 1: source picture and 1080p area, cropping 1920:1080:0:300
5.34. Example 1: source picture and 1080p area, cropping 1920:1080:0:150
5.35. Example 2: 3904x2807 1920:1080:1824:1280
5.36. Example 2: result
5.37. Insert a watermark
5.38. Filter similar pictures
5.39. Audio track
5.40. Pre-processing manipulations
5.41. Insert Phidget measurements
5.42. Youtube upload
5.43. Send videos via FTP
5.44. Create a custom video
5.45. Picture crop
5.46. Insert a tracking shot transition
5.47. Target video size
5.48. Add an effect
5.49. Insert a thumbnail
5.50. Prepare post-prod pictures
5.51. Configuration of local FTP password
5.52. Configure e-mail alerts
5.53. Phidget configuration
5.54. Configuration file
5.55. Reset source
6.1. Open source picture
6.2. Insert a transparent layer
6.3. Create a new layer
6.4. Display layers
6.5. New layer with color
6.6. Change opacity of the layer
6.7. Erase sections to monitor
6.8. Opacity at 100 on new layer
6.9. Delete background layer
6.10. Save picture

List of Tables

5.1. Video length comparison